heka
See also: hèkǎ
English
Etymology
From Egyptian [Term?].
Noun
heka (uncountable)
- (Ancient Egypt) A mystic animating force present in the universe, used by deities and people.
- 1998, Ogden Goelet, Jr., The Egyptian Book of the Dead (2nd ed.), ed. Eva von Dassow, p. 146:
- Endowed with heka, both people and the gods can make words and wishes effective.
- 2004, Rosemary Clark, The Sacred Tradition in Ancient Egypt, p. 359:
- The distinction between white (life-giving) and black (life-destroying) magic was not simplistically defined, because heka was viewed as a neutral force.
- 2017, Ronald Hutton, The Witch, Yale University Press 2018, p. 45:
- Heka was especially expressed in words, spoken or written, but also by ritual, often linked to particular stones, plants and incenses.
- 1998, Ogden Goelet, Jr., The Egyptian Book of the Dead (2nd ed.), ed. Eva von Dassow, p. 146:
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